Joe Koraith

Communications Advisor @Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)

Ottawa, ON, CA

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario serving close to 75,00 students across 145 schools. As a Communications Advisor, I have a multi-faceted role handling communications, advertising and marketing responsibilities. Issues Management & Crisis Communication: Work with OCDSB senior management to manage crisis response initiatives, develop a response strategy and execute accordingly, also responsible for maintaining all crisis communications plans and escalation protocols.Campaigns, District Initiatives and Events: Provide Communications guidance and strategic planning to lead or assist OCDSB clients with campaigns, initiatives, and eventsMarketing and Advertising: Develop branding, co-ordinate and create advertising campaigns for print, radio and/or the Web.Social Media: Monitor, review, and analyse comments and conversations on OCDSB’s social media channels. Identify complex and sensitive social media issues and produce an effective and coordinated response.Media Relations: Respond to media inquiries seeking information or interviews and provide outreach to news outlets with OCDSB initiatives, events and campaigns.

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